Fishing reel



March 2, 1954 C E H|l 2,670,908

, FISHING REEL.

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This invention relates to a fishing reel and more particularly to a reel of the type commonly referred toas a spinning or slitheringreel.

It is an object of this invention to produce a reel ofsthis type having a line pick-up Yfinger whichis arranged to be actuated to a line engaging position or to a position outside the path of the line by means located on the reel so as to be readily controlled by the operator with the thumb of his hand with which the rod handle is gripped. 'Y

..Theinvention also contemplates the provision of a line pick-up finger which is arranged to traverse the line spool when the line is reeled in so as to wind the line smoothly and evenly on the spool.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the reel mounted on the handle of a fishing rod.

- Figure 2,is a top elevation of the reel with` the line pick-up finger rotated to a position 180 degrees from the position shown inFigure 1.

r.Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along lines 3*-3 in Figure 1.

. Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along lines 5 5 in Figure 1 showing a cross section of the reel as viewed from the top.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along lines 6-6 in Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a cross sectional view of a modified form of reel. Y

Figure 8 is a sectional 8-8 in Figure 7.

Referring to the drawings; the reel comprises a housing IIJ which encloses the driving mechanism of the reel, a line spool II, and a nose housing I 2 on which is pivotally mounted a line pickup nger I3. The reel is arranged to be mounted in the saddle I4 of a fishing rod handle I5 by means of an attaching bracket I6 secured to housing I8 and having end portions I1 adapted to be engaged by suitable fastening members I8 on the rod handle.

Housing I0 is of cylindrical shape and has pro- `jecting through its wall at one side a shaft 2D Within a bushing 2I. Shaft 20 has fixed thereon at its outer end a disc 22 provided with a turning knob 23 and at its inner end shaft 20 is fitted with a bevel gear 24 which meshes with a complementary bevel gear 25. Gear 25 is xed on one` end of a sleeve 26 which is adapted to rotate o'n a' reciprocable shaft 21 extending axially through housing I0.V At its outer end sleeve 26 view taken along lines is provided with a reduced shoulder portion 28A Sleeve 26 is in turn mounted for rotationv Within a second sleeve 32, the latter being fitted on end plate 33 of housing I0. Sleeve 32 rotatably supports a line spool 34 which extends axially between end plates 30 and 33 and is spaced therefrom by washers 35. Although spool 34 is mounted to rotate freely on sleeve 32, during normal operation of the reel a drag is imposed on spool 34 by means of a brake mechanism. This brake mechanism is in the form oi a braking bar 36 pivoted on housing I0 as by a screw 31. Bar 36 is fashioned at its end adjacent spool 34 with a notched toe portion 38 which frictionally engages over a circumferential flange 39 on spool 34. The frictional drag on the spool is controlled by a manual thumb screwV I4I) threaded into the other end of bar 36 and arranged to bear against housing I6 as at 4I.

Pick-up finger I3 is fashioned with a shaft portion 45 and an arcuate hook portion 46. The nger is pivoted on nose I2 with the shaft portion 45 extending through nose I2 on anaxis transversely of shaft 21 and. with the hook portion 46 overlying the outer surface of nose I2. At its end hook portion 46 is provided with a notched line guide 41. Pick-up finger I3 is arranged to be oscillated when the line is reeled in by means of a dog 48 which rides over the cam surface 49 of a disc 59 fixed on shaft 21 as by a pin 5I. Dog 48 is secured on the shaft portion 45 of finger I3 by a screw 52 and is biased against cam surface 49 by means of a torsion spring 53. At the same time disc 59 is urged into engagement with dog 48 and against the threaded end of sleeve 26 by a coil spring 54 acting between the inner surface of nose I2 and the backfface of disc 50. Spring 54 is of heavier design than spring 53 so that the dog 48 is positively actuated by the cam surface 49 of disc 50. Thus, as nose I2 is rotated by turning knob 23, -dog 48 follows cam surface 49 and oscillates hook portion l46 back and forth across spool 34. Cam surface 49 is designed with a cam rise sufficient to enable the line guide 41 34 from end to end so that the line will be distributed evenly on the spool. When the line is being payed out it is desirable to actuate finger I3 to the path of travel of the line. shaft 21 is extended rearwardly through the rear end of housing to traverse the spool a position out *ofV vided with a push knob B8. The projecting portion BI of shaft 21 is non-circular in cross section and the shaft is prevented from rotating relative to housing I by means of a guide 62 secured on housing I8 so as to engage the noncircular portion 6I of shaft 21.

When it is desired to pay out line, such as in casting, knob 68 is depressed by the angler with the thumb of his hand with which he is gripping the rod. Shaft 21 and likewise disc 58 are shifted axially forwardly and compress spring 54 so that dog 48 is free to pivot under the iniiuenee of spring 53 to the position indie cated in broken lines in Figure 6. Dog 48: is prevented from pivoting beyond the position indicated by screw 52 which abuts against the inner surface of nose i2. Whendog 48 is released from engagement with cam face 4S, shaft portion 45 is likewise rotated and hook portion 46 is shifted forwardly to the position indicated in broken lines in Figure 2. Since hookrportion 46 is arcuate in shape, in this position the line guide i1 does not interfere with the line and the line simply slithers off nose I2. When the desired amount of line has been payed out, the angler releases knob 6d and shaft V21 and disc 58 are shifted rearwardly under the influence cf spring 54. Dog 48 is thereby engaged and pivoted by cam face 49 so that hook portion se swings rearwardly and line guide 41 catches the line` and prevents it from unreeling further as is best shown in Figure 2.

When it is desired to reel in line, knob 23 is turned clockwise, as viewed in Figure l, which through gears 24 and 25 and sleeve 26 produces a counter-clockwise rotation of nose I2.. As nose I2 rotates dog 46 is caused to follow cam surface 49 so that finger I3 not only rotates with nose I2 to wind the line on spool 34 but also oscillates back and forth across the spool so as to distribute the line uniformly thereon. If while line is being reeled in a sudden tension is applied to the line, such as by a large fish striking the hook, the frictional drag of brake 36 may be overcome and spool 34 will be rotated by the line in a direction to unreel the line over line guide 41.

In the embodiment shown in Figures 7 and 8 a slightly, different form of actuating mechanism for the pick-up finger I3 is illustrated. In this modification an oscillating movement is imparted to the pick-up finger by means of eccentric disc 10 fixed on the inner end of shaft 2B and a flat disc 1I mounted on shaft 21. Disc 1I is arranged to ride against the periphery of cam 10 so as to reciprocate shaft 21 as cam 1i)v is rotated by knob 23. A cup-shaped disc 12 mounted at the end of shaft 21 within nose I2 engages dog 48 and causes ringer I3 to oscillate as the line is reeled in. The rear portion of housing I8 is cut away so as to form a recess 13 in which the releasing mechanism for dog 4 8 is mounted. This releasing mechanism comprises a compression spring 14 fitted over the portion of shaft 21 projecting into recess 13 and acting between a disc 15 on the end of wshaft 21 and one leg 16 of a bell crank 11. Crank 11 is pivoted as at 18 on a support arm 19 which is mounted rigidly on the lower portion of housing I0. A thumb latch 88 pivoted asiat 8i at the end of the other leg 82 of crank 11 is shaped with a hook 82 which is arranged tc engage in a notch 83 on the underside of arm 19 to maintain spring 11 compressed and` disc 1l in contact with cam 10,.

With the members in the position shown in Figure 8 shaft 21 is reciprocated by disc 10 when knob 23 is turned and dog 48, which rotates with nose I2, oscillates back and forth since it is biased against the periphery of disc 12 by spring 53. Finger i3 is thereby caused to traverse spool S4 axially and the line is iwound evenly on the spool. When it is desired to pay out line, thumb latch 80 is momentarily depressed to disengage hook 82 from notch 83 and then pivoted so that hook 82 will clear the end of arm 19. Latch 80 is then released and crank 11 pivots forwardly under the inuence of spring 14 which expands to its free length. Shaft 21 is thereby released and shifted forwardly by spring 53 acting through dog 48. Hook portion 46 of nger I3 is thereby swung forwardly to a position in which it will not interfere with the line as it slithers off nose I2. When sufcient line has been payed out the angler simply depresses latch 80 with his thumb so as to compress spring 14 and shiftshaft 21 rearwardly. Dog 48 is thereby pivoted by disc 12 and hook 46 swings rearwardly to catch the line with guide 41` as is shown in Figure 8. If it is desiredto mainpick-up finger I3 in this line engaging position,r latch 80. is snapped downwardly so as to engage hook 32 in notch 83.

In Figure 8 there is also shown a slightly modt fied form of braking arrangement for imposing a drag on spool 34. An arm `r is, loosely mount:- ed on housing I8 by means of a screw 86 so that. the bearing end 81 of the arm overliesthe peripheral iiange 39 of spool 34. A spring 88 isinterposed between housing I8 and arm 85 so that; the arm :bears against theunderside. of the; head of screw 8B. A manual adjusting screw 'tpasse'sA through 4the other end of arm 85 and threads into the wall of housing I0. The bearing end 81 of arm 85 is urged against flangev 38. by means ofv a spring HD which is positioned over screw 88 so as to act between the outer surface of housing, I0 and the inner face of arm 85. It will be noted that with this form of braking arrangement the drag on spool 34 can be increased by loosening, screw 89v and can be decreased by threading screw further into housing I0.

What I claim is:

l. A fishing reel comprising a support having a front end, a nose member mounted on said front end of said support in an axially xed position for rotation on an axis extending longitudinally of said support, driving means adjacent the rear end of said support for rotating saidr nose member, a line receiving spool on said support aligned and xed axially with respect to said nose member, said spool being located. on said support rearwardly of said nose member, said nose member being rotatable relative to said spool, line engaging means on said nose member` arranged to engage a line extending axially forwardly from said spool and wind said lineonthe spool when said nose member is rotated andv means for oscillating said line engaging means j on said nose member in a direction axiallyv 0fthe` spool when said nose member is rotated so-.as to distribute the line uniformly on4 the drum of said spool.

2.y A fishing reel comprising a casing, a hollow nose member mounted on said casing for rotas tion on an axis extending longitudinally of` said casing, driving means within the casing for rotating said nose member, a line receivingl spool-v on said casing aligned and fixed` axially. with respect to said nose member, said nose member and line 'spool extending from. the frontend of;

the casmg with the spool disposedrearwardly'of the nose member, a line engagingarm pivoted on said nose member for pivotal movement from a position free of a linewound on said spool and extending axially forwardly therefrom toa position overlying the spool wherein said arm engages said line and winds it on the spool when said nose member is rotated, and a reciprocable shaft extending axially through said casing and spool and into said nose member, said shaft being arranged for manual reciprocation for shifting said arm, said manually reciprocable shaft projecting outwardly of said casing adjacent the rear end thereof and being operatively connected lwith said arm so as to pivot said arm from said line engaging position to said position out of engagement with said line when said Ashaft is reciprocated.

3. The combination as set. forth in claim 2 including spring means for biasing said reciprocable shaft in a direction such that said arm assumes said line engaging position overlying said spool and including finger operable means at the projecting end of said reciprocable shaft for actuating said reciprocable shaft to pivot said arm to said position out of engagement with the line.

4. The combination as set forth 1n claim 2 including means for oscillating said arm on said nose member in a direction axially of said spool when the nose member is rotated so as to deposit the line uniformly across the drum of said spool.

5. A fishing reel comprising a casing, a hollow nose member mounted on said casing for rotation on an axis extending longitudinally of the casing, driving means within the casing for rotating said nose member, a line receiving spool mounted on said casing adjacent and in alignment with said nose member, said nose member and line spool extending from the front end of the casing with the line spool disposed rearwardly of the nose member, said nose member being rotatable relative to said spool and fixed axially with respect thereto, a line engaging arm pivoted on said nose member and arranged to pick up a line extending axially forwardly from said spool and wind it on the spool when said n'ose member is rotated, said arm having line guiding means overlying the drum of said spool when in line engaging position and arranged to traverse said spool when said arm is oscillated, a reciprocable spindleextending axially through said casing and spool and into said nose member, means within said nose member operably connecting said spindle with said arm, and cam means interconnecting said driving means and said spindle for reciprocating said spindle and thereby oscillating said arm on said nose member.

6. A fishing reel comprising a casing, a nose member mounted on said casing for rotation on an axis extending longitudinally of -the casing, driving means within the casing for rotating said nose member, a line receiving spool mounted on said casing adjacent and in alignment with said nose member, said nose member being rotatable relative to said spool and fixed axially relative thereto, a line engaging arm pivoted on said nose member and arranged to pick up a line extending axially from lsaid spool and wind it on the spool when said nose member is rotated, said arm having line guiding means overlying the drum of said spool and arranged to traverse said spool when said arm is oscillated, a reciprocable spindle extending longitudinally of saidcasing, cam means associated with said driving means for reciprocating said spindle. when saidV nose',

member is rotated, a dog member on said arm arranged to be actuated by said spindle and to oscillate said arm on said nose member when said spindle. is reciprocated.

7. The combination as set forth in claim 6 wherein said arm is .arranged to pivot on said nose member to a. position out of engagement with said line and including meansfor shifting said spindle axially of said casing for pivoting said arm to said line disengaging position.

. 8. A fishing reel comprising a casing, a nose member mounted on said casing for rotation on an axis extending longitudinally of the casing, driving means within the casing for rotating said nose member, a line receiving spool on said casing mounted adjacent and in alignment with said nose member, said nose member and line spool being mounted at the front endvof said casing with the line spool disposed rearwardly of the nose member, said nose member being rotatable and fixed axially relative to said spool, a line engaging arm pivoted on said nose member' for movement to a line engaging position wherein an end of said arm is arranged to pick up a line extending axially from said spool and wind it on the spool when the nose member is rotated and to a second position wherein said end of the arm is spaced axially forwardly from said first position and disposed free of said line, a spindle slidable forwardly and rearwardly in saidcasing, said spindle extending axially through said line spool and into said nose member and operatively connected with said arm so as to pivot said arm when the spindle is shifted axially, spring means biasing such spindle in a forward direction to pivot said arm to said position free of the line, and finger operable latch means on said casing arranged to releasably lock said spindle in a rearward position corresponding to the line engaging position of said arm.

9. A fishing reel comprising a casing, a nose member mounted on said casing for rotation on an axis extending longitudinally of the casing, driving means within the casing for rotating said nose member, a line receiving spool on said casing mounted adjacent and in alignment with said nose member, said nose member being xed axially and being rotatable relative to said spool, a line engaging arm pivoted on said nose member for movement to a line engaging position wherein an end of said arm is arranged to pick up a line extending axially from said spool and wind it on the spool when the nose member is rotated and to a second position wherein said end of the arm is spaced axially from said first position and disposed free of said line, a spindle slidable4 forwardly and rearwardly in said casing and operatively connected with said arm so as` to pivot said arm when the spindle is shifted axially, spring means biasing such spindle .in a forward direction to pivot said arm to said position free of the line, and finger operable latchmeans on said casing arranged to releasably lock said spindle in a rearward position corresponding to the line engaging position of said arm, andincluding means at said end of said arm for guiding the line on said spool, said line guiding means in the line engaging position of said arm overlying the spool and arranged to traverse the axis of the spool when said arm is oscillated, and means associated with said driving means for reciprocating said spindleA so as to oscillate said arm on said nose member in the line engaging position whereby said amamos uns .guiaingmesnsnistribute rheuma mamey.;

onfsaidspool;

1(L.IA fishing reellcomprisnga Tc:asing,.a.no|sel member .mounted on said .'casinginfan :axially fixed position for rotatiorn onnanraxisrextendf. ingzlongitudinally on the casing; driuingrmeans withinathe .casing for .rotating .said vnose berA,..'a.-line.receiving spool'. on said casinghaving.; itsaxis aligned withithe .axis :oi rotatiomo said nosefmannen..l said.nose member 1 being axially.' fixed with; respect` to .said spool, saidnose meme` ber-fand line spool extending. from the iront. end ofzfthe.. casing `vlritl'rthe line spool disposed: rear. wardly. ofsaid nose. member, line engagingfmeans.` on .said nosemember shiftable. ina generally rear-5 Wardly. direction i from a .position out loi .engage-s ment `With.: a line .wound f. on.. saidv spookl .andi exa tending axially forwardly therefrom to. -1 a sposi,... tioniengaging said .line, said line `engagingmeans. when.: in .the line. .engaging .position having aline; guiding. portion overlying the drum .ot saidfspool; and'rimeans for. oscillating. 'said line engaging. means on-said nosemember. when said nose rrremer berajsrotatedso. .that` .said .line guiding portion traverses the idrom. of; .said :spool to,l deposit. the line evenly thereon,

1l. The.. .combination as. setv yfortnl in'L claim: lll including. spring means for biasing .said line` enr-pv gagingmeans to said linefengagng position;

12. Axshing reelcomprising a.casingf'a.hol. low `.nose member. mounted. on said.=.acasing :fori

rotation oni-en axis extending longitudinally. of:

said-casing, driving-meanswithin thecasing for. rotating said nose memben: a liney receiving; spool on .said i casingaligned. and. fixed .axially with.. respect'. tosaid nose: member, said nose: member.. and iline Aspool extending .from the. frontend of. saidicasing with the line spool disposedrear--- wardly?. of said nose member,.a line engagingxarm" on:saidnose member having a line guide'. there-.z on, said rarrxrbeing actnatable to` shift said line. guide `axially; of said spoolV froma position; free ofza line Wound onsaid spooland extendingaxially forwardly therefronrto. a rearward positionl overlying the spool wherein said. guide; engages said: line; and Winds. it-on the;v spool-where: said. nose: member-` is; rotated',l an: axially ',reoiprorcable spindle extending. axially ofv said fcasing; spool.. and; :nose member and projecting 'l beyond? said casing adjacent:tharear end thereonnger oper` able means.onthe projecting end ofssaid-spin-- die fori-eiecting axial movement of; said: spindles means .within said nose-member :operably coni-1 nectin'g said spindle and-.said lineenga-ging amr for: shitting. said guide. axially- .rearwardly .and forwardfrespectively'to and; from saidvline: err--Y gaging position .when said. spindle. is reciproca-ted@ bythe. actuation of: saict nger' operable: means; andrincludingmeans. for; oscillating said; arm4 on. saictxnosee` member.v .when said/nose .member isz rotated by said'driving .meanstot cause: sai'dfiiief guidel to traverse said .spo'olaxia'lly and therebyi wind the line-.evenly onthe;` drumzof: saidespoolf:

1'3.. 'The combinationl setfortli .in claim; i Where; ini said supporti comprises a casing?. and said line.: engaging `mea-nscomprises an armzpivotetfson saidi nose member,v said` arm having.- meansthereaz on for guiding the linel axially ofi` the spocliasit"A is wound; thereon; said meansy for oscillating said arm including: meansprovid'ingfa cam surface' disposed transversely of" the axis'of-rotationrfof saidA nose memberA and a 'dogv-onsaid arm aref ranged to-y be-= actuated byv saidl "cam surfaceE -so tliatsaid line-guiding means transverses the: axis on thespoolzandzdepositsrthe line evenly tnereom whenrthe nosememberisirotatech.V

14;: Tire.- combination.: as. set forth' claim; 134 ncludingsspringimeans for! biasing said dog and. saidccammeans .toi.iinterengagel and .means for' shitingf said eamsmeans axally of .,said.- .nose member to permit saidaarm to Ypivot on said nosey member .to-aposition free of. the line.

15a The; combination set, forth in claim 1 whereimrsaid support :comprises aA easing .and said-line engaging-means. comprises an arm pivotedonlsaidlnose membensaid arm having meansl thereoniorfiguiding the linel Aaxially .of the: spool. as: ityiswoundthereonpsaid Aoscillating ;means includingea -freciproeable spindle :extending longi.` tudinally either-said easing. throughv the axisof.2 saidznoselmemher.: ar-cams member .on said spinfA dle, means on said arm arranged to be actuated. byusaid. .'camzmemberffor oscillatingeisaidf arm P wnemthenosefmember: rotated; .and means forl shifting.: saizzlfv spindle axially. of said: nose-1 mem-a ber to permit said.arnrtoipixrot.-V to 'aposition out). or engagement witli. saidfzline..

ifi-eThe 1eornioinationl set; forth in `claim :l wherein said-:ffsupport;comprises a. easing .tand said-flinerengaging means comprises` anv arm: piv-l etedcon said nose"v membervfor movement to` a line#` engaging position-.1.Whereirrthe arm "is .ar.; ranged topiclrupga line.zextending.axially for-. vrardlyirom. the spoel andfwindait on tha spool Whenzthernosefmember isfrotatedxand toA a secondfposition, .whereinv the varm disposed` freev of said linessa;ida-arm having.linea guiding. means?` thereonwhich in the line :engaging position: of. said :armfoyerlie :the drinn-of. saidy spool, said means :forI oscillating Ysaid arm, ineluding.. fre-f ciprocabl'e spindle'-Y extendingielongitudinally off saidazcasinga, a .-cam' member' ion: said spindle;V a. dogmember onsaidarm biased into-engagement,- with l saidzcam.memberand. arranged: to3 be ac-v tuated byfsaid cam.' memberrion oscillating .the arm .f .wherr.v the f nosesmember:.is.rotated so.`v .that said;- lineA gnidingpmeans transverseswthe axis; of.` the.'y spoot 'aand .deriosiinf-` the. liner evenly yon said spool, said: spindle being-arrangeto pro-- iecnontwardly fof; .saidzeasing gat the rear iemla thereolif and iingei operable means: at; the: :proff jectingeend ooi-i saldi. spindle' f f or., a shiftingt said:- spindlerandneam: memben..axially-of-` :said nose'.

membertoipermit'said armita-pvoty to said se ond.- position i-free of,.- saidfline;

17M The; =eom1binatiorr as set. forth: in.Y claim?` la wherein.' said .arm is;y *arranged-:to L pivot.v to said;

wardly-'andi inclndingiaispring meansfor. biasing. Said.: Spindie rearwardly: whereby '.said armwis= biased: to. Seidel-ine; engaging position:

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